Guest guest Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hi , There is such a thing as a silly question! It would depend entirely on the type of virus. Some can be eradicated and same can't... As for your little one, did they check the nature of the infection by culturing a swab? The first thing that comes to mind with recurrent infections (bacterial or viral in nature), is to get the GP to do a swab and send it for a culture. It's the best way to know for sure which offending pathogen/s (sometimes viral and bacterial infections can happen at the same time). AS for the viruses, some we can get rid off naturally in a week or so(rhinovirus-common cold) and some, like the HSV (and many others) stays with us for life. I hope this helps! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Still thinking about tonsil freezing hereS( DS almost at the stage > > where he > > > would sit still with mouth wide open for 20min (given a very good > > bribe!) > > > > > > Wondering if anyone here has done (or attempted to) to tonsil > > freezing? Or > > > had them removed? Any changes? > > > > > > > > > Detection of herpes simplex virus type 1 in addition to Epstein-Bar > > virus in > > > tonsils using a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay. > > > HSV-1, HSV-2, CMV, EBV, which are the members of the herpes virus family > > > colonize and establish latent infection in human. Although EBV is a well > > > known virus most involved in recurrent bouts of acute tonsillitis, > > the role > > > and possibility of HSV-1, HSV-2, and CMV for establishing infection in > > > tonsils are not clear. S( To the best of our knowledge, this is the > > first > > > report that tonsils may be the reservoir for HSV-1 in addition to > > EBV, and > > > HSV-1 may have a role in recurrent tonsillitis and systemic diseases. .. > > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17141448 > > > <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17141448> > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > > Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4758 - Release Date: 01/21/12 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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